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Patented Jan. 9, 1923.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES F. MAYS, OF LEXINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, ASSIGNOR TO MAYS ACCOUNTING MACHINE COMPANY, OF LEXINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA.

NORTH CAROLINA, A CORPORATION OF RESETTING MECHANISM FOR CALCULATING MACHINES.

Application filed June 26,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, James F. Mars, a citizen of the United States. residing at Lexington, in the county of Davidson and. State of North Carolina, have invented new and useful Improvements in Resetting Mechanism for Calculating Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention relates to improve ments in calculating, machines and more es pecially to those of the type employing numeral wheels or dials which are advanced by or under the control of keys to indicate the results in an. operation of addition, subtraction, multiplication or division.

The primary object of the invention is to provide'novcl and improved means for resetting the dials upon completion of an operation, the dials being thus brought to zero position to prepare the machine for another calculation. According; to the present invention, which is an improvement upon the resetting mechanism shown and described in my prior Patent No. 3%1682, granted January 29, 1907, the resetting operation is performed with facility and with out requiring any considerable exertion on the part of the operator, and furthermore, the relatively large resetting crank or handle commonly used heretofore on calculating machines is rendered unnecessary and may be dispensed with and replaced by relatively small knobs which do'not project appreciably from the casing of the machine and avoid other objections presented by the usual resetting crank or handle.

To these and other ends, the invention consists in certain improvements and combinations and arrangements of par all as will be hereinafter more fully described, the features of novelty being pointed out particularly in the claims at the end of the spec itication.

in the accompanying dra\\'in;,,

Fig. l. rei'iresents a vertical section talzcn longitudinally through a calculating machine embodying; dial resetting mechanism constructed in accordance with the present invention.

F i 2 represents a front elevation of the machine shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. represents on an enlarged scale 1919. Serial No. 306,889.

the dial resetting mechanism as viewed from the front.

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the forward portion of the machine showing the same partly in cross section to illustrate the resetting mechanism and certain of the dials on which the resetting mechanism operates.

F 5 represents a vertical section taken on the line Fig. 4 and looking in the direction of the arrows.

F igs. 6, 7 and 8 are diagrammatic views illustrating successively and respectively the positions of the overthrow check prior or during the resetting operation, the position of the overthrow check when the resetting; operation is terminated, and the position of the overthrow check when returned to its normal or initial position.

Fig. 9 illustrates a portion of the resetting mechanism for the quotient dials.

Fig. 10 illustrates the mechanism shown in Fig. 9 as viewed from the left.

Fig. 11 is a top. plan view, partly in section. showing a portion of the machine, and particularly the carry mechanism.

Fig. 12 is a fragmentary view showing: the carry control mechanism.

Similar parts are represented by the same reference characters .in the several views.

Dial resetting mechanism embodying the present invention is applicable generally to calculating machines employing numeral wheels or dials for indicating the results of operations performed on the machine. The preferred embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings and will be hereinafter described in detail as applied to a calculating machine of one particular typev It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not limited in its use to the machines of the particular type shown and it will also be understood that the invention is not restricted to the precise construction shown, as equivalent constructions are contemplated and will be included within the scope of the claims.

In the present instance the machine com prises a suitable casing 1 which is preferably of a generally rectangular construction, the top plate 2 having openings 3 and 4 therein through which the numerals on the primary registrating dials and the quotient dials respectively may be observed and the top of the casing is also provided with slots or openings 5 through which. the key burs operate. The keyboard shown is similar in its general construction and mode 0t operation to that shown and described in my prior Patent lilo. 1,301,073, granted April 15, 1.919. It comprises briefly, a suitsble number of columns oi. keys 6, there being nine keys in eachcohunn corresponding to the nun'ierals l to 9 inclusive, the key at the extreme left in Fig. 1 corresponding to the numeral 1 and the keys to the right of said key corresponding successively to the numorals E2 to S) inclusive. For convenience will designate the (groups of keys 6 as cor- .esponding to the numerals 1, 2 and 3, respectively. taken in their order from lett to right; the group of keys 6" as corresponding to the numerals 4t, 5 and 6 respectively, reading in the some order; and the groups of keys 6 as corresponding to the nuinerair 7 8 and 9 respectivey reading in the same order. llach key provided with e key bar or stem 7 which extends downwardly through the respective slot or opening 5 in the top of the casing and through a guiding slot 8 formed in a flange 9, this flange constituting a part of an angle bar 10. (hie of these angle hers 3.0 .is provided for each column of keys it being supportedrigidly Within the casing by transverse plans or supports 11 and 12. A spring 13 is attached atone end to the top oi the casing and at its other end to a key bar and serves to return each .key to its normal or elevated position and to hold the IQST QClQlVC key in such position untiloperated. Each key bar for the keys-0t the group S is provided with an operating projection 14. The key bars for the groups of keys 6*" are provided with laterel projections 15 which normally rest upon the top oi a key lever 16, this key lever being; pivoted at l? to a brecket 18, the latter being fixed within the casing. The operating projections let for the group of keys 6 norinzrlly rest upon pins 19 which project from one side of a second key lever 20, the latter being pivoted. to the bracket ill at the point 2-1 and. the key bars for the groups of toys 6 are provided with. lateral projections 22 which normally rest upon the top of e third key lever :23. the latter being pivoted to the bracket 18 at the point 2 The key levers 16, 20 and 23 for each column of keys rest upon a step or shoulder 25 which is torined on or carried by an actuating bar 26., the upper end 2'? oil the actuating bar being slidable vertically in a guide lined to the under side of the top of the casing and the lower end 29 of the actu bar extending through e gu ling slot rined in the flange 9 or the angle bur Givi g to the di'rerential pivoting;

of the key levers 16, 20 andfi and hence the voii'yingg distances oi the pivotal centers o'l these key lovers "from the step or shoulder 25 on the actiuitingg bur 26. the actuating her 26 will be actuated or depressed dirl erentially or to varying extents as determ ned by the values represented by the difit'erent keys. The bar 26 and also the key levers 16, 20 end 23 are returned. to their normal or elevated position and are held in such position by a tension spring 30. one end of which is attached to the bar 26 and the other end which is attached to a pin on the stationary guide 28. The differential. movements of the bar 26 are transini 9 tted to e dial actuating shat v2 preterably through c crank which is fixed to the shaft 31/ and a link or connecting; rod 342 one end of which is prvotellly connected to the crank 33 and the other end of which is connected to the her 26 by the pivot 3i or these dial actuating shafts 32 is d tor each column of keys, and

UK} lz'l-illil'i from the shaft at graduated entries to conform with tie different angles through which the elicit rotetes to advance numeral dial to the proper extent to correspoml with the value represented by the d fferent keys. This overthrow ineans lso comprises stops 3? which are pivoted at 853 to the vertical flange 9 ot the angle bar 10. the upper ends oi? the stops 3'? beire; otlset to overlie lugs 59 formed on the .1 or edge of the angle bar 10 and the lower on is of the stops liieing bent laterally to to ifl ie tions ll) arranged to be engaged and deflected by incline or cain surfaces 41 on the lOSlJOCtlVQ key bars. The steps .38 normally held in a. position to clear the stop urine 345 on the shaft by the springs d2. hut depression o1 any key will cause the incline ll. to deflect the projection. l0 ot'. the stop laterally thus rotating the stop on its pivot end bringing the upper end 01 the stop into the path oil. the approyn'iote stop arm on the shaft Each stop is thus set during initial. part oi the downstroke of its respective key and the stop so set will arrest-the rotation of the shaft 32 when this S111, I rotated to the proper degree corpending to the value represented by the which is struck. Econ stop is auto nistically reset or restored to inactive position by its spring th n the respective kev returns to its normal or'elevated position. The shaft is supported by bearings 43 and 4-52; mounted on the transverse supporting bars and 12, ball bearings being preterably used to minimize the-resistance offered to the rotation. of. the shaft and particularly to minimize resistance to the re turn of the shaft to normal position after each actuation thereof. The return rotation oi. the shaft 32 is effected by the spring 46, one end of which is fixed to the shaft and the other end of which is attached to a relatively fixed part, such as the cross member or support 11.

Each shaft 32 serves to actuate its respective registerinp or numeral dial 47 during the downstroke of a key in the respective column. As shown, a gear sector 48 is fixed on each shaft 82, such sector meshing with a dial driving pinion 49, the dial driving pinion being connected. to the respective dial through the medium of a lost motion connection 50 which is similar in its construction and mode of operation to the lost motion coimection shown and described in my prior Patent N 0. 1323 894, granted Oct. 18, 1919, the lost motion provided by this connection between the key operated sha t 3:? and the respective dial occurring during the initial part of the downstroke (it the key, during which period the carry control mechanism is actuated to unlock the dials so they may advance when such ad vance should take place.

51 designates one of the units of the carry mechanis the carry mechanism heing: oi the construction shown and descrihed in my prior Patent No. 'l, 30),535. granted July 8. i915), Locking on" the carry inechauism is eilhctcd, upon the initial part of the downstroke of any key, by a cam 52 which is fixed to the forward end oi each shaft 232 and cooperates with a roller 53 attached to a rock :chai t 5L the reel; shatt- 5-l having an arm tixed thereom the arm 55 being connected by a link 56 to the common control member ot the carry niechauisntand unlocking: of the carry mechanisms etl'i-cted upon the return oil the shafts 32 to their initial positions, as tully shown and described in my said Patent No, 1,309 i lzich numeral dial $7 and correspond necarry mechanism unit is mounted on a dial shalt 57 and a quotient dial 138 adai ited to hi used in operations oi" division is mounted ore l'erahly in alinement with the corrcspmiding rcggisterian dial 47. The quotient uuu lmnism shown corresuiom'ls suhi-itaut' illy to that shown and dtwcrihed in my prior Patent No. l,ll9,5i-l6, granted July 8, 191a dial shaft 57 at the extreme right i. side of the machine is without carry mechanism as the dial on this shaft does not receive a carry hut all of the other dial shafts are n'ovided with carry mechanism through which a carry can be made to each dial from the dial of next lower denomination The carry mechanism shown generally in the present instance corresponds to that shown and described in my prior Patent No. 1,309,535 referred to and each carry unit is substantially the same as that shown and described in .my prior Patent No. meme? Descriheiil hrietly, each carry mechanism comprises a douhle pinion 59 i l on the dial shaltt oi lower denonnnation and cscaoemeu mechanism (30 mounted on the dial shay 1 J81 denomination. One member of next hi (31 to the pinion 5S) cooperates with a gear 62 to drive a pair of similar hut revcrsiiely positinned cams (33 and (i l these cams revolving once to each two revolutions of the dial sh atti rom which they are driven and the other member J5 ot the pinion 59 operates through tendo-one ratio reduction gearing 66 to drive a gear 67 which is mounted loosely in relation to the dial shatt of next l her do nomination, so that the gear 67 will aid 'VZLHCG one step or one-tenth ol' zv revolution upon the completion of ten steps or one complete revolution by the dial of next lower denomination. The cams (i3 and (34-. cooperate respectively w; a pair oi hell crank levers 68 and 69 causing these hell cranl-z lovers to more in reverse directions The opposite ends of these bell crank levers carnv pallets 70 which have a limited play under the control of springs 71.. Qpri, 72 hold the hell cranks in engagement with their respective caois the hell cranks being mount d on, acommon pivot pin 73. The pallets 7t! cmmerate with an escapementwheel 7?- which constitutes; a floating; elem it at the cscapement, it being the function of the pallets to permit the flog no; wheel "1'4 to advance one step each time the relative position oi? thepallets reversed by the cams G3 and 64', The advance of the tloatina' wheel is effected by a coil spring 75 whin is connected one end to a pin 76 on the floating wheel and at its opposite end to a pin 77 carried by a toothed wheel 78, the latter forming part of the 'tollo'w element of the cscapeinent. The gear 67 carries :1 pin 79 which projects through a slot in the floating wheel 7% and a main power rap!" 1" 80 is attached at one end to this pin 79 and at its opposite end to the p n the latter pin also extending through. a s ot in tr e floating wheel 74:. The main po spring 80 passes around the opposite s oi the sha'lt as compared with the sp of the spring: 75 a :tiug to advance the floating wheel 74: one step when released by either of the pallets and the spring: 80 acting to advance. the escapement wheel 78 one step when the latter wheel is relea d all of which is fully shown and dose! d in my prior Patent No, 1509 535, above ref d Cir to. The wheel is proviifled with ten teeth and it carries a pawl 81 which coacts with i f! tee h 89 on awheel flfl, the latter 'ng provided with ten teeth and h d to the respective dial shaft. T he teeth on he wheels 78 and are set opposite to eaclrothcr and they are adapted to be alternately engaged by a locking; escapement pawl which comprises an upturned rocker arm 84:, the pawl being mounted to: rock on a pivot 85 and having a rigid detent disposed in a position to engage the teeth oi the wheel 78, the pawl also having an extension 87 having pivoted thereon a springg -pressed detent 88 which is normally held it orward against a stop pin 00, the pawl havii'igaseccnd stop 91. to limit the yielding movement of the detent 88 under the action of the toothed wheel 83 with which it ongages. shown in F E2, the detent 88, when in its normal position, occupies the position shown by dotted lines. When the pawl is rocked to disengage the detent 86 from the wheel 78, the latter is free to advance under the influence of the power spring 80 and the wheel 78 consequently will advance one step or one-tenth of a revolution While the wheel '[8 is thus advanced, the wheel 83 which is fixed to the dial on the respective shaft, will also be advanced through the medium of the pawl and ratchet I connection 81 and 82, but the extent of advance 0t bothwheels 78 and 83 will be limited by the yielding detent 88 which then engages the wheel 83 and which yields under the advancinginfluence, of the wheels 78 and 83 until its motion is arrested by the stop 91. The dial is thuslocked against further movement until the pawl is rocked into a reverse position whereupon the rigid detent 86 will move into position to lock the wheel 78 against advance and the yielding detent 88 will remain released from the wheel 83 and it will drop into its dotted line position shown in Fig. 12. hen the detent S8 is in the latter position, its point is brought into the path 015 the next tooth on the wheel 83 when the position of the pawl is reversed to release the detent 86 from the wheel 78. The pawl and ratchet connection between the wheels 78 and 83 permits the wheel to aiilvance with the corres ionding dial when the dial is advanced in response to a key stroke, the wheel however, advaiuiing only in response to a carry operation In the operation of the carry mechanism shown and which corresponds to that illustrated and described in my prior Patent No. 1309535, above mentioned the pawls for all of the carry mechanisms are rocked in one direction to cause the ale-tents 86 thereon to lock the wheels 78 during the initial part c i a lrey stroke the positions of the pawls being; reversed to disengage the detents from the wheels 78 and to bring the detent 4 8 into operation upon the wheels 83 during the linal portion oi? the return stroke of the keys. This control of the carrymechanisms is ei'lected by the .member 56 which is actuated byany oneio'i a series of lrey driven cams 52, the member 56 being connected to a toothed segment 92 which rocks on a. pivot bearing 93 and cooperates with apinion 9%, the latter having a crank pin 95 thereon which cooperates with a pull bar 96, the latter being connected to a common control bar 97, this common control barhaving pins 98 thereon which rest in the forked upper ends 99 of the rocker arms 84:, the common control bar being thus supported byiand opcratively connected to the pawls which. control the operation of the different carry mechanisms. It will be understood from my prior Patent No. 1,309,535 above mentioned that upon the initial partof the downstrolie of any key, the corresponding; cams 521will be rotated causing (ilepression of the arm 55, and the member 56 connected thereto will rotate the pinion 0 1- in a direction to draw the common control bar 97 to he left in 12, This movement-oi the common control bar causes the detents 86 ot the different carry mechanisms to lock the toothed wheels 'ZS-although the detents 88 are released from the wheels 83 and the final portion of the returnunovement of :he key restores the cam 52 to a position in which the member 06 may return to its initial or upper position, thereby moving the common control bar 97 to the rightin Fig. "2, thus withdrawing the detents 86 from engagement with the toothed wheels 78 and engaging the :detents 88 with the toothed wheels 83, thus permitting any carry which is due to talre place. The return motion of the common carry control bar 9? is effected by a spring 100 which acts on the shaft 5% which carries the arm 55.

The present invention provides relatively simple and efiicient means for resetting the dials whereby the dials are returned :to their zero position upon completion ottone calculating operationand in preparation for another calculating operation. In the present instance the resetting mechanism is applied to the machine shown by providing; the torward end of each dial shaft 57 with a disc 101 fixed thereon, each disc havinga resetting pin 102 fixed thereon. in a predetermined relation to the numerals oi the dial on the respective shaft. The pins 102 "tor all of the dial shafts are all located in the same relation to the numerals on the respective dials. Each. of the discs 101 also has fixed thereon a stop pin 103. The stop pins 103 torall of the dial shat'ts other than the first dial shaft at the right hand side of the machine are in the same relative position with respect to the numerals on the respective dials; that is to say, the stop pins 103 are located the same distance in advance of the resetting pins 1 ln the case of the stop pm 103 for the lust dial shatt at the extreme right ot the machine, such stop pin is located one step nearer to the resetting pin 'i02. The purpose oi this arrangement oi? the stop pine is to arrest rotation of the dial for the iii t dial shalt after this dial has completed one full revolution and to an rotation oi the, other dials to the leiit thcreo after such dials have been rotated through nine-tenths ot a rewlution. Furthermore. the stop pin 103 on the disc for the lirst ""l shaft is so 1 located relatively to the nurse 11s on the respective dials and the cooperating): stop means that this first dial *ill be stopped with its 0 figure on the dial. opposite to the observation opening" in the casing, while the stop pins 103 for the remaining dials are so located relative to the nuu'ierals on those dials and the stopping means which operates with such pins that the remaining dials will. stop with the numeral 9 thcreoi opposite to the respective observation openings.

The means shown and preferably used tor resetting the dials comprises a set of discs 10ljournaled on shatl ts 10.1 in the :tront ot the casing and in axial alinemeut with the respective discs 101. Each oi the discs 101 carries a pawl 100 which is u eldingly pressed outwardly against a stop 10? J a spring 108, the end of iach pawl 100 when its disc 104: is revolved moving; in a circular path which will bring it into engagement with the resetting pin 102 which is located on the forward side of the r cive disc 10L The pawl 106 will not. c 0 the stop pin 10% as i0 stop pin as sh .11 Figs. 4. and 5 is located on the rear lo oi the disc 101. Normally the discs 104: will all occupy a position with their pawls 100 disposed at the same position of rotation about the axes of the respective discs and means is provided for rotating the disc 101 for the first dial. through a complete revohiition to bring the 0 character on the respective dial into position and for con-nurrcntly rotating the disi-s 10 1 for the remaining dials each tin-(n gh ninc-thi'il'hs of a revolution to bring the numerals 0 on these dials into position. As hown, this result is accomplished by providing the shatts 105 for the discs 10% with toothed pinions 108 which are fved on these shafts, the pinions on the dies 104% for all of the dials excepting he first dial to the right being of equal dh ,neter while the pinion 108 for resetting the first dial at the right hand side of the macnine is of proportionately small diameter so that during" the stroke oil? a common rack bar 100 with which the pinions mesh, the pinions 108 will revolve throu a nine-tenths of a revolution and will in die 0 7 Anna 1 on the rer-.-1pective dia i ate position rvl; he smaller pinion 108 the first or risht hand dial will revolve through one complete revolution and it will bring the 0 cl'iaracter on such dial into position.

In order to enable the same rack to en- ;Zage the pin 108 as well as the pinion 108, ll portion oi the rack bar which cooperate with the pinion 108 and also the adjacent portion of the rack bar which cooperates with the neirt pinion 108 to the left are reduced in width and the pinions referred to are also correspondingly reduced in width as will appear from Figs. 4 and 5. The rack bar 109 normally occupies a position to the right as shown in Figs. 3 and 4 and when the rack bar is shifted toward the left, the pinions 108 and 108 are revolved, causing the pawls 106 on the respective discs 104 to advance, picking up the resetting pins 102 wherever these pins may happen to-stand as determined by the position of rotation of the respective dials. The continued rotation of the pinions 108 advances the pins 102 until the respective dials have been brought into a common position with the 9 numerals thereon opposite to the observation openings for these dials. The pinion. 108 however, will be revolved through a complete revolution, its pawl 100 completing a full revolution or moving onetenth of a revolution further than the pawls operated by the pinions 108, in consequence of which the first dial or the dial at the right hand. side of the machine will be revolved until its 0 character is opposite to the observation opening for this dial. In order to stop the various dials upon termination of the resetting operation and thus prevent overthrow, a stop bar 110 is provided, this stop bar being supported to move longitudinally by pins 111 which cooperate with longitudinal slots in the bar and the stop bar is provided with projections 112 to cooperate with the respective stop pins 103 which project from the rear sides of the discs 101. The stop bar 110 normally occupies a position to the right where its projections 112 will clear the stop pins 10:1. During the operation of the rack 100, however, to reset the dials, this stop bar 110 is shifted toward the left to bring its projections 112 into the paths of stop pins 103 to thus arrest rotation of the dials. As shown, the stop bar is shifted into operative position by a pin 113 which is attached to and projects rearwardly from the rack 109 in the path of alug 114.- which projects from the forward side of the stop bar 110, the pin 113 coming into engagement with the lug 114 when the rack bar approaches the end of its resetting movement, thus causing the stop bar 110 to travel with the rack bar during the final part of its movement, the stop bar being thereby shifted into operative relation with the stop pins 103. A spring 115 serves to return the stop bar to its non-loclr position and to normally retain it in such position. In order to avoid the necessity of widening the casing; of the machine to accomplish the stroke of the resetting rack 109 and also to avoid the re cessity of allowing the reel: bar to more outwardly so as to project from the easing of the machine during; its o eratioin the pinion 108 for resetting the dial at the c n treme left hand side of the machine is preferably operated by an auxiliary rack 110 which is mounted to reciprocate above the pinion 108 for the dial at the extreme left and to meshwith that pinion and also with one or more of the pinions 108 to the right thereof. By this arrangement, motion will be transmitted from the rack bar 109 through the pinions 108 adjacent to the pinion at the extreme left of the machine to the auxiliary rack bar 116 and thelatter reciprocatino' in a reverse direction to the movement or the rack 109 will rotatethe pinion 108 at'the extreme left in the proper direction until such pinion becomes engaged with the main rack bar 10 The raci-t bar 109 and also the auxiliary reel: bar 110 are preferably mounted to reciprocate between the front wall 117 of the casing and a plate 118 which mounted immediately behind such front wall of the casing. The main rack bar 109 is preferably sumaorted on anti-friction balls 119 which are placed be tween the lower edge of the rack bar and relatively fixed sup iiorting rail 120 in order to minimise frictional resisance to the movements thereof.

The resetting; mechanism is operated preferably by a slide 121 which is mounted between the front wall 11'? of the casing and the plate 118, it being shown mounted on anti-friction balls 122 which are placed between its lower edge and a relatively fixed supportingrail 1225. 'llhis slide is operated pre'feral'ily by either of a pair of relatively small knobs 124- and 12?, the knobs being fixed to the slide and having their Sttll'lt-l or; tending; through slots 120 and 121' formed in the front wall of the casing.

in intermediate stationary knob 12% is also preferably provided, it being fixed to the forward side of the front wall 11'? of the casing. liy this arrangement the slide 121 may be shifted toward the left by either hand of the oporator it being shifted by the right hand. placing the thumb of such hand against the knob 128 and the forefinger against the knob 125 and then drawing the thumb and finger toward one another; and the slide may be actuated by the left hand of the operator by placing the thumb of such hand against the knob 12% and the finger of such hand a the left hand side of the casing; and then forcing the thumb toward the left. ii spring; 129 serves to return the slide its initial or right hand position and to normally reac-mac tain it in such position. The reciprocatory movements of the slide 121 are transmitted to the rack bar 109 through a connection which permits the slide 121 to preliminarily advance a step before the rack bar is advanced. The connection shown comprises upward extensions 130 on the side which operate in notches 131 formed in the lower edge of the rack bar the width ofthe notches being greater than the longitudinal dimensions of the extension 150 so that the slide 121 may advance to the leftfor a predetermined distance whereupon it picks up and moves with it the raclr bar 109. This preliminary moven'ient of the slide 121 is utilized primarily to withdraw all the do tents 88 from the paths of the escapen'ient wheels 78, thus unlocking all tl e dials so that they may be advanced by the resetting mechanism this same preliminary movement serving to lock the carry mechanisms, the carry mechanisms being unlocked during the final part of the returnmovement of the slide. To accomplish this purpose. the sli e 121 has a pin 132 fixed'thereto and projec in rearwardly through a slot in the plate 118, said pin engaging the forked-upper end of a lever 133% This lever 133 is pivoted to rock on a pin 13 1 supported by a bracket 185 within the casing and the let 61' 133 is forn'ied with a cam surface 136 which cooperates with a roller 13'? carried by a crank arm 188 the latter being lined to a rock shaft The rock shaft 139 which .Lbel,

journal-ed in suitable bearings has an arm 1-1-11 fixed thereto and projecting; radially tl'ierefron'i and the arm which operates common carry control bar through the action of the keys has a hook-like extension 1412 which is located inthe path of the arm 1 11. The spring 145* acts onthe shaft 139 in a direction to elevate the arm 1411 and thereby hold it clear of the extension 142 on the arm The shape of the cam surface 130 on the lever 1313 is such that when. the slide 121 in its normal position to the right, one arm 138 on the rock shaft 139 will occupy the full line position shown in l ig. 3. and the arm 1411 on the rock shaft will be elevated clear of the extension 141-2. The preliminary movement of the slide 121 relatively to the racl: bar 109, however, will rotate the arm into the dotted line posi tion shown in Fig. 3, and the arm 141 on the rock shaft 139 will then engage the extension 142 of the arm 55 and will thereby pull said arm downwardly. Downward movement of the arm 55 will act through the 56 as previously explained to shift the common carry control bar 9? into a position to unlock all the dials for advance and to look all of the carry mechanism. Continued n'iovement of the slide 121 causes the bar 109 to move with it in consequence hich the first dial at the right hand side oi? the machine will. be rotated until its 0 character is brought into position opposite to the observation opening for its respective dial and the remaining dials will be rotated until the 9 characters thereon. are in position opposite to the observation openings for the respective dials. When the latter dials are brought to the 9 position they are all ready to make a carry, the power necessary to make the carry being stored in the main power springs '7 5 of the respective carry mechanisms and furthermore, the movement 01 the first dial to the right from its 9 position to its zero position has caused the first step in the carry operation between this dial and the next dial to the left thereof to take place. Completion of the carry, however, is prevented at this time by the common carry control bar 97 which is in its locking position. The final part of the return movement of the slide 121 causes the lever 183 to return the arm 138 to its full line position shown in Fig. 3, the resulting rotation of the rock shaft 139 retracting the arm 141 thereon from the extension 142 on the arm and the bar 56 then rises, restoring the common carry control bar 97 to its unlocked position. Thereupon the carry operation is completed be tween the first dial to the right and the next adjacent dial to the left thereof, the carry causing the latter dial to advance to its zero position and this latter dial in turn will cause a carry to be made between it and the dial of next higher denomination to the left thereof advancing the latter dial to its zero position. In like manner the carry runs completely through the dials from right to left and as a result all of the dials are brought to their zero position.

The resetting mechanism as hereinhetore described relates to the usual or main dials which are OPQIfLtlVQ by the keys of the machine. lVhcre quotient dials to be used in o arations oi divisional-e included in the machine, these quotient dials may also be reset to r-cero concurrently with the resetting oi the main dials. In Figs. 9 and 10, I have shown. a portion of a quotient registering mechanism such as that shown and described.

fully in my prior Patent No. 1,309,536,

granted July 8, 1919, filed January 11, 1919, and the necessary connections are shown by which the quotient dials are reset by the same operation which resets the main dials. As shown two of the quotient dials 142 are represented, each of these quotient dials having a spring 14:0" which acts to return the nally reciprocating bar 148. The bar 148 is actuated by a link 1&9 and a crank 150, the latter being fixed on the shaft 151 on which the pinion 9 1, which operates the common carry control bar 97, is fixed. Each quotient dial is held in the position to which it has been advanced by a pawl 152 which is arranged to cooperate with any one of a series of projections 153 which move with the dial, there being one of these pawls 152- for each quotient dial and all the pawls 1532 are adapted to be tripped simultaneously by a common resetting bar 154 which has pins 155 thereon to engage the respective pawls. The resetting bar 154 is provided with a handle or projection 156 by means ot which it may be manipulated manually as de scribed in my Patent No. 1,309,537 previously mentioned and according to the present invention, it is provided with means whereby it is operated to reset the quotient dials concurrently with the resetting of the main registering dials. Such means as shown comprises a link 157, one end of which has a pin and slot connection 158 with the bar 15 1 which will permit the resetting bar to be manipulated manually if desired without interference by the automatic resetting means, the opposite end oi the link 157 being pivotally connected. to the upper end of a lever 159, the latter being mounted to rock on atixed pivot 1G0 and the lower end of the lever 159 is arranged to be engaged by the upper end of an arm 161 Which is fixed on the rock shaft 139. By this arrangement when the rock shaft 139 is rotated by the lever 133 to lock the carry control mechanism, the resetting bar is drawn to the right in Fig. 9, withdrawing the pawls 152 and then releasing the quotient dials, the later then returning to their zero positions under the action of their 1-4 spective springs; The return rotation oi" the rock shaft 139 permits the resetting bar 15% to return to its normal position, the pawls being then in such position as to hold the respective quotient dials in such positions to which they may be advanced during the next operation in which the quotient dials are used.

The present invention provides dial resetting mechanism for calculating and analogous machines which is capable oi operation by a minimum amount of exertion on the part of the operator, the resetting mechanism being relieved of the load that would otherwise be imposed upon it if the resetting mechanism were required to move all the dials past the carry positions to the positions. Therefore, because ot the of operation, the resetting mechanism be actuated by a relatively small knob, avoiding the necessity of using a crank or other relatively large handle which other resetting mechanisms have required and which have proven obiectioneble. Also, the rei r e of the dials.

il h t is claimed is calculating nnichine having l for numerals of different ch eons therefor, en

3 s between the dials carrying; inec 111 ms i'or rest" means comprising 21 member o he series of dials, the diols oi? sghei. denominations being rotated by semi, "nber into positions to transmit therethrough upon the next step oi the envsnre, end the dial of lower denonnno in being rotated by said ineinbe' concurrenti with but at a greater speed relatively to said izils of higher denominations to bring the dial of lower denomination to position.

2. in o. calculating machine having a series 01'? dials for minerals of different denon'iinotii'ins, actuating means therefor, and carrying nieehonir-i-ains bet oi the dials, setting mechanism einbodyin a member operative to concurrently rev we and reset all the dial of the series, the LiLiLlS of higher denominations being; thereby brought to the 9 position s and the dial of lowest denomination being; thereby revolved during the some period but at s relatively greater speed to bring it into Zero position.

3. in e :elcuhiting; machine having dials representing; numerals or" different denomie carrying operetioi notion actuating means therefor, and carry Ineche ns bet-ween the circle, HIGCl'lSJIllSll'l for resetting the dials independently of their actuating means comprising; o member operative to continuously rotate the dials at Lll'ilQIGllil relative speeds to bring one 01" the dials Zero pos"ion end to concurreiuily and d1 the some eriod bring the other dioi: ngrher denominations into positions nsinit tiierethrouggl a, :errying Operei by said dial which is brought tion ini nominations, actuating means therefor, and carrying mechanisms beti'veen the dials, re-

3 llfill milvenje and wl ror the die! of d oninr 5.111 it calculating machine having :1.-

series of dials for numerals of different do nominations, actuating means therefor, [Vial carrying mechanisms between the dials, resetting mechanism for toe diels embodying e series of rotatable pewls arranged to pick if'tlOll iyjito zero position while the dielsof higherdenominations are brought to posi tions to progressively transmit a carrying operation initieted by the dial of lowest de nomination.

s. Th e ciilculsting machine, a series of dials, ectuating meen; therefor, a series of pswls mounted to rotate in circular paths and operative on the respective dials to reset there, pinions connected to said pewls for operating them, end a rack bar co-i men to and cooperative with said pinions, the ratio of trei'isinission between the 1" ch her and he pi ion tor the dial oi? lowest denomii greater than that between the rec r-ber and the other pinions.

7. ln coicuhtting machine, a series of dials, actuating means therefor, and resetting means comprising, resetting pins @011- n sted to the respective die-ls, a series of rot 1 mwls mounted to operate upon sold the dlals, pinions connected to said pinions,

eshing with certain 0t Jibiir in one a enntinder oi seid pinions one also with of the pinions engaged by the main bar, the letter pinions acting to transinr movement from the main reel: bar to the ornilier v rack bar.

8. In e calculating inochine, o,

reel:

series setting pins HlU'VitlllO with the I'JS'PHf tlYG dieis, a series of pewls rotatable through one-like paths concentric with the centers oi lllfir'tnlfiili ot the respective resetting pins to pick up the respective pins and thus rotate the dials, the pewls remaining in opert e t a ls for operating thorn, a 11min rock 1 auxiliary ruck be; meshing with tire relation with the respective resetting pins, and means for rotating the pawls.

9. In or circulating machine, series of dials actuating means therefor, and ineens for resetting the diels comprising a series of pinions for the respective dials, and a corinnon bar meshing with the pinions, one of soid pinions being rotated at a greater speed and to a greater extent than the otlier pinion;

10. In a calculating machine, e row of dials, actuating nieens therefor, and dial resetting means comprising a mei'nber slideble longitiiidinally oi the row of diels'and operative on the dials-to reset them, and a stop bar common to the dials of the row and movable in a direction longitudinally of the rowoi dials, said bar being brought into op erative position by movement thereof, in unison with said member, after the latter has advanced to a predetermined extent, to arrest the resetting movement of the dials.

11. In a calculating machine. a row of dials, actuating means therefor, a resetting means comprising a reciprocatory member movable longitudinally of the row of dials and operative to reset them, and a stop bar reciprocatory longitudinally of the row of dials and having means operative simultaneously to arrest the resetting movements of the dials, said bar being operated by said member after the latter has advanced a predetermined distance in its movement whereby the stop bar is caused to advance in unison with said member.

12. In a calculating machine, a row of dials, actuating meanstherefor, and dial resetting means comprising a member recip rocatory longitudinally of the row of dials and operative to reset them, stop projections rotatable with the dials, and a stop bar movable by and in unison with said member in a direction longitudinally of the row of dials and into the paths of said stop projections after said member has advanced a predetermined distance.

13. In a calculating machine, a row of dials, actuating means therefor, and dial resetting means comprising a member common to and movable in one direction longitudinally of the row of dials to reset them, stop pins rotatable with the dials, and a stop bar operative by and in unison with said member in a direction longitudinally of the row of dials to cooperate with said stop pins after said member has advanced in said direction to a predetermined extent.

14. In a calculating machine, a row of dials, actuating means therefor, and dial resetting means comprising a reciprocatory member movable longitudinally of the row of dials and operative to move in one direction to reset the dials, a common stop bar movable in a direction longitudinally of the row of dials for arresting the resetting movements of the dials, and means by which said stop bar is caused to move longitudinally in unison with said member and into operative position after said member has advanced to a predetermined extent.

15. In a calculating machine, a series of rotatable dials, a common control bar operative to normally look the series of dials against advance, actuating means for the dials, and dial-resetting means comprising a member operative to reset the dials,and a slide for actuating said member, said slide being movable one step preliminarily to its advancement of said member to actuate said common control bar and thus unlock the dials to permit resetting thereof.

' 16.111 a calculating machine, a series of catory member operative in unison with said element by the continued movement of said element to reset the dials, and a stop bar reciprocable in a direction transversely of the axes of the series of dials for arresting the resetting movements of the dials, said member acting to advance said stop bar in unison with it after said member has been advanced to .a predetermined extent by the continued movement of said element.

17. In a calculating machine, a series of dials, actuating means therefor, and dial resetting means comprising a member operative to reset the dials, a slide for actuating said member, said slide being capable of advancing a step preliminarily toits advancement oi said member, a common control bar for preventing advance of the dials of said series, and dial-unlocking means operative by said slide to actuate said common control bar during its preliminary advance.

18. Ina calculating machine, a series of dials, actuating means therefor, and dial resetting means comprising a member reciprocable in a direction transversely of the axes of said dials and operative to reset the dials, 'a slide for actuating said member, the slide being capable of a preliminary movement relatively to said member and a subsequent movement in unison therewith, a common control bar controlling the movement of the dials, and means operative by the preliminary movement of the slide for actuating the common control bar, thus rendering the dial controlling means inactive.

19. Ina calculating machine havingdials, actuating means therefor, carry mechanisms between the dials, and control means common to said carry mechanisms, dial resetting means operative preliminarily to actuate the control means to lock the carry mechanisms and subsequently to reset the dials.

20. In a calculating machine having dials, actuating means therefor, carry mechanisms between the dials, and means operative to control the advance of the dials and to control the carry mechanisms, and dial-reset ting means operative initially to actuate the.

control means to unlock the dials for advance and to lock the carry mechanisms an subsequently toreset the dials.

21. In a calculating machine, having main registering dials, actuating means therefor, and quotient registering dials,

having Iiie ans for ed'iraheing then'x incident In,testiinehy"whereofl' have hereiiiitofset to the advance of the 'eorrespon ding main rhyhand in preseficeoftivo subscribing witi egistering diais,emeans for operating them, iiesses. v q I resetting meains fcr the inain registering I 7 JAMES FI'MAYS. 5 ciialsend i'esetting means forthe. quotient VVitnesses:

registering clials operative automa tieally by '.CHAs. S. Him,

the resetting means for the main dials. C. A. BAT'EMAN. 

